BY LESLIE BRODY
THE RECORD

A lucky bunch of New Jersey teachers are getting their classroom wish lists filled, thanks to a charity Web site that matches their pleas for equipment with donors across the country.

DonorsChoose.org, a growing national non-profit, began taking requests from New Jersey teachers in September. As of last week, citizen philanthropists from 38 states had granted more than $100,000 worth of goods, from encyclopedias and computer printers to pencil sharpeners, to cash-strapped schools in New Jersey.

In October, a Paterson teacher asked for mats so her kindergartners could rest more comfortably on the cold floor of their classroom trailer. It took 12 days for her $535 wish to come true.

READ MORE: http://www.northjersey.com/Schools_needing_supplies_appeal_to_online_angels.html

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